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John Rawlins

Director, Editor, Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Born June 9, 1902Died May 20, 1997 (94 years)
Director John Rawlins started in films in 1918 as an actor, stunt man, gag writer and assistant director. For a while he sidelined as a comedy writer, then became an editor and later directed second features for First National in Britain from the early 1930s. Returning to the US, he joined Universal (1938-46), where he turned out "B" pictures and serials, including installments of the "Dick Tracy" and "Sherlock Holmes" series. He had similar assignments at RKO (1947-48) and United Artists (1951-53), before branching out into television dramas.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
  • Death Valley Days
  • Dick Tracy's Dilemma
  • Air Devils

Known For

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
  • Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
  • Arabian Nights
  • Dick Tracy's Dilemma
  • Fort Defiance
  • Lost Lagoon
  • The Missing Guest
  • Air Devils
  • Young Fugitives
  • A Dangerous Game
  • The Boy from Indiana
  • Death Valley Days

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